technology medium Fill in the Blank

The practice of encrypting data at the application level before storage or transmission is called ________ Encryption.

  1. Cell / Location-Based
  2. Quantum Annealing
  3. Application-Layer
  4. End-to-End

Answer: Application-Layer

Application-layer encryption ensures data remains encrypted even if storage or network layers are compromised. Critical for end-to-end data protection in Zero Trust architectures.

Topic Advanced Cybersecurity: Zero Trust Implementation
Exam Relevance Banking, UPSC, SSC